Winter Storm this weekend, worst north of Cincinnati, most areas get snow Saturday night with wind, arctic cold. Flooding possible Saturday Cincinnati south.

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana, Northern
Kentucky, South Central Ohio and Southwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE…Today and Tonight.

Rain will develop late tonight. This rain may begin as a wintery
mix at some locations at the onset prior to changing to all rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Saturday through Thursday.
Rain will develop early Saturday. This rain may begin as a wintery
mix at some locations at the onset prior to changing to all rain
across the region Saturday morning. Rainfall may cause localized
flooding to occur. The rain will change back to snow by Saturday
evening with some accumulations likely. Wind chills may fall to
around 10 below zero Sunday night.

346 AM EST Fri Jan 18 2019

…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT…

* WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow
accumulations of 4 to 7 inches and ice accumulations of around
one tenth of an inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 40
mph Saturday night.

* WHERE…Portions of East Central and Southeast Indiana and
Central, Southwest and West Central Ohio.

Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Darke-Union OH-Delaware-
Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Preble-
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Including the cities of Richmond, Connersville, Liberty,
West College Corner, Brookville, Greenville, Marysville,
Delaware, Troy, Piqua, Tipp City, Urbana, Springfield, London,
West Jefferson, Plain City, Columbus, Newark, Eaton, Camden,
Dayton, Kettering, Beavercreek, Fairborn, Xenia,
Washington Court House, Hamilton, Middletown, Fairfield, Oxford,
Mason, Lebanon, Springboro, Wilmington, and Blanchester

* WHEN…From late tonight through late Saturday night.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Travel could be very difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant
snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue
to monitor the latest forecasts.

A strong winter storm will bring the potential for mixed precipitation to the Cincinnati area Saturday, transitioning to snow Saturday night.

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio and Southwest Ohio.

A strong winter storm will bring the potential for mixed precipitation to the area Saturday, transitioning to snow Saturday night. Current forecasts of this mixed precipitation favors the potential for significant snow, depending on the track of low pressure moving through the Tennessee and Ohio River Valleys. In addition, some ice accumulations will be possible. There are flooding concerns as well, especially south of the Ohio River.

An Arctic air mass will bring gusty winds Saturday night into Sunday
with bitterly cold subzero wind chills possible Sunday night into
Monday. Some blowing and drifting of snow will be possible as well
Saturday night into Sunday.

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